/*
 * Copyright (c) 2003, Mishkin Berteig and Christian Gruber
 *
 * $Id: Dimension.java 260 2005-05-15 13:08:53Z cgruber $
 */
package net.israfil.foundation.collections.nspace;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A named set of positions within an nspace
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:mishkin@berteig.com">Mishkin Berteig</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:cgruber@israfil.net">Christian Gruber</a>
 * @version $Revision: 260 $
 */
public interface Dimension extends Set<String> {
	
	/**
	 * Returns the name of the position
	 * @return String
	 */
	public String getName();
	
	
	void getWithNSpace(NSpace space);
	void abandonNSpace(NSpace space);
	void getWithNSpaces(Collection<NSpace> spaces);
	void abandonNSpaces(Collection<NSpace> spaces);
	
	public Dimension addPosition(String s);
	public Dimension deletePosition(String s);
	
	
}
